List of Birds Observed (follows Coates and Bishop 1997)
(endemics to Flores/Sumbawa in bold)
Bulwer's Petrel - 1 north of Komodo
Streaked Shearwater - Small groups in Flores Sea
Wedge-tailed Shearwater - Small groups in Flores Sea
Red-throated Little Grebe - 2 Ranamese, 2 Dolat
Red-tailed Tropicbird - 1 north of Sumbawa
Great Frigatebird - 1 positive ID off 'bajo
Lesser Frigatebird - Frequently encountered
Little Pied Cormorant - 1 Ranamese, a few south of 'bajo
Red-footed Booby - Frequently encountered in Flores Sea
Brown Booby - Frequently encountered in Flores Sea
Abbotts'Booby - 1 north of Flores appeared to be this sp.
Great-billed Heron - c.6 between 'bajo and Rinca, 1 Komodo
Purple Heron - A few around 'bajo and Dolat
Intermediate Egret - A few around 'bajo and Dolat
White-faced Heron - 1 Dolat
Little Egret - Frequently encountered
Pacific Reef Egret - Common around islands
Cattle Egret - Max. 50 near Dolat
Javan Pond-Heron - 2 near Dolat
Little Heron - A few here and there
Rufous Night Heron - 3 ads and 2 imms at Dolat; only a couple of previous recs and none of breeding
Cinnamon Bittern - 1 flushed near Dolat
Woolly-necked Stork - 2 near Dolat
Oriental Honey-buzzard - 11 in off the sea from west
Black-winged Kite - 2 south of 'bajo
Brahminy Kite - Several encountered
White-bellied Sea-Eagle - 7 around Rinca, 2 Komodo
Chinese Goshawk - A pair at Puarolo (first island record?)
Variable Goshawk - A few; Rareng road, Komodo
Brown Goshawk Poss - 1 at Ranamese
Japanese Sparrowhawk - 2 south of 'bajo, 1 road to Rareng
Bonelli's Eagle - 1 near Ruteng
Rufous-bellied Eagle - 2 at Puarolo
Changeable Hawk-eagle - 1 stunner at c.2200 m on Gunung Ranaka
Spotted Kestrel - Scaterred individuals, 1 Rinca
Wandering Whistling Duck - c.400 south of 'bajo, 100 Dolat
Lesser Whistling Duck - c.200 south of 'bajo, 50 Dolat
Sunda Teal - c.20 south of 'bajo, 20 Dolat
Pacific Black Duck - c.20 south of 'bajo, 30 Dolat
Orange-footed Scrubfowl - A few Komodo
Green Junglefowl - c.6 Komodo, 4 Road to Rareng
Buff-banded Rail - 1 south of 'bajo
White-browed Crake - 1 south of 'bajo
White-breasted Waterhen - Few Ranamese
Common Moorhen - Few Ranamese, few south of 'bajo
Black-winged Stilt - 9 south of 'bajo (sub. sp. Leoucocephalus)
Pacific Golden Plover - 2 south of 'bajo
Kentish (Javan) Plover - 9 south of 'bajo (first island rec)
Greater Sand-Plover - 2 south of 'bajo
Whimbrel - 4 Sumbawa, 1 Rinca
Common Redshank - Few south of 'bajo
Common Greenshank - Few south of 'bajo
Marsh Sandpiper - up to 15 south of 'bajo on two days (second island record?)
Wood Sandpiper - Several south of 'bajo
Red-necked Stint - 2 south of 'bajo
Broad-billed Sandpiper - 1 south of 'bajo (first island record)
Red-necked Phalarope - 1000s recorded at sea/between islands
Pomarine Jaeger - 1 north of Lombok, 1 north of Komodo
Whiskered Tern - Few north of Lombok and Bali
White-winged Black Tern - Only 1 positive ID near Surabaya
Gull-billed Tern - Few north of Lombok and Bali
Sterna sp - 3 north of Bali (Common/Roseate)
Black-naped Tern - Numerous at sea and on islets
Sooty Tern - 2 north of Komodo
Greater Crested Tern - Common offshore
Lesser Crested Tern - Several at sea between 'bajo and Komodo
Brown Noddy - 1 between 'bajo and Komodo
White-throated Pigeon - 1 on Komodo (first island record)
Island Collared Dove - A few Komodo
Spotted Dove - Common Flores, also Rinca and Komodo
Ruddy Cuckoo-dove - Several Ranamese
Barred Dove - Common Flores, also Rinca and Komodo
Black-backed Fruit-dove - 3 Pong Toda
Black-naped Fruit-dove - Several on road to Rareng
Green Imperial Pigeon - Several on road to Rareng, also Komodo
Rainbow Lorikeet - Several around Ruteng
Yellow-crested Cockatoo - c.15 on Komodo - all small groups
Great-billed Parrot - c.18 on Road to Rareng - low elevation
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo - 1 prob imm above Ruteng
Oriental Cuckoo - Common in montane forest
Common Koel - Common by voice - don't sound like the Australian subspecies
Lesser Coucal - Few seen on road to Rareng
Moluccan Scops-owl - 1 spotlighted south of 'bajo ,several heard
Large-tailed Nightjar - 1 above 'bajo
Edible-nest Swiftlet - Common
Glossy Swiftlet - Common
Fork-tailed Swift - 4 Komodo (first island record)
White-rumped Kingfisher - 1 Ranamese
Stork-billed Kingfisher - 1 Dolat
Collared Kingfisher - Common around the coast
Blue-tailed Bee-eater - Common around the coast
Common Dollarbird - 4 road to Rareng
Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker - A few here and there
Elegant Pitta - Many heard, 2 seen south of 'bajo. Almost crepuscular in behaviour.
Australasian Bushlark - Komodo, also near Dolat
Barn Swallow - Common
Pacific Swallow - Common
Striated Swallow - Several encountered
Grey Wagtail - 1 at c.2000 m on Gunung Ranaka
Richards Pipit - A few on Rinca
Wallacean Cuckoo-Shrike - 4 on Rinca
Pale-shouldered Cicadabird - 4 Pong Toda, 5 Ranamese
White-shouldered Triller - 1 Sumbawa
Little Minivet - Several Pong Toda, road to Rareng
Wallacean Drongo - Common
Black-naped Oriole - Common
Flores Crow - 5 seen, others heard, road to Rareng
Large-billed Crow - 4 south of 'bajo
Great Tit - Several
Pygmy Wren-Babbler - Common in montane areas
White-browed Shortwing - Only heard high on Gunung Ranaka
Chestnut-capped Thrush - Only 3 seen in a cage in 'bajo
Chestnut-backed Thrush - 1 on Gunung Ranaka, 3 in cages in Ruteng
Flyeater - Common in coastal areas
Mountain Tailorbird - Common in coastal areas
Arctic Warbler - Just a single, road to Rareng
Timor Leaf-Warbler - Common in montane areas
Russet-capped Tesia - Common
Yellow-breasted Warbler - Several in montane areas
Golden-headed Cisticola - Many around Pong Toda
Zitting Cisticola - Common
Little Pied Flycatcher - 2 Ranamese
Black-naped Monarch - Several
Asian Paradise Flycatcher - 1 road to Rareng
Flores Monarch - 2 Puarolo telecom station
Brown-capped Fantail - Common in montane areas
Common Golden Whistler - Several, especially at Puarolo
Bare-throated Whistler - Common south of Ruteng, also Ranamese
White-breasted Wood-swallow - Several around 'bajo and Rinca
Hill Myna - 4 road to Rareng, common in cages
Helmeted Friarbird - Common, also on Komodo
Scaly-crowned Honeyeater - Common in montane areas
Brown-throated Sunbird - A few
Olive-backed Sunbird - A few
Flame-breasted Sunbird - Common
Golden-rumped Flowerpecker - 1 road to Rareng
Black-fronted Flowerpecker - Common
Blood-breasted Flowerpecker - 1 Gunung Ranaka
Oriental White-eye - Several
Mountain White-eye - Common at Ranamese with above sp.
Yellow-spectacled White-eye - Common in lowlands
Lemon-bellied White-eye - Common around 'bajo and Komodo
Yellow-browed Dark-eye - Several in montane areas
Crested Dark-eye - Only at Ranamese c.6
Thick-billed Dark-eye - 1 south of Ruteng, 1 Ranamese and 1 at Puarolo
Tree Sparrow - Common
Zebra Finch - Many on Komodo
Black-faced Munia - Common in lowlands
Scaly-breasted Munia - Lots above Ruteng/Pong Toda
Five Coloured Munia - 1 above Ruteng
Possible Red Avadavat - Above Ruteng
Cetaceans:
Brydes Whale - 2 very close to shore near Java
Sperm Whale - 1 north of Bali
Dolphin spp - 1000s
False Killer Whale - 3 thought to be this sp north of Komodo
Minke Whale - 1 thought to be this sp north of Lombok
Species Missed:
Wallace's Hanging Parrot: I didn't get a sniff of these on the road to Rareng where they have been observed. Richard Grimmett did encounter some shortly afterwards. This was my big miss.
Flores Green Pigeon: Very rarely observed lowland species usually recorded from lowland sites east of Ruteng. See Kukila (1998/99)
Flores Scops Owl: Virtually unknown; 3 specimens from the 19th Century and I think there is a recent record too?.
Wallace's Scops Owl: Can be recorded on the road to Rareng but I didn't get out there at night
Russet-backed Jungle-Flycatcher: The only bird I missed that I could really have expected to see. Supposed to be reasonably common around Ranamese.
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